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CUAPTRtt XV.
Ethel, when carried Into captivity, had
cried it first until sho could cry no more,
nnd had now nerved herself for tho
worst. She had beard that the Indian
have neither mercy nor pity for auyone
who may exhibit fer of deaths sho knew
that no entreaties or tears would more
them In the slightest, but that courage
nnd nnunes would at any rate command
their respect and admiration. 8ho had
therefore schoolod herself to show no
emotion.
Nevertheless, as, after four days, the
troop drew up In front of the council hut
and allshted, the women pressed round
to heap abuse upon the prisoner; but on
of the Indians atsnned up to her and
wared them back, and, saylof "She Is the
child of a treat chief," took her by the
arm and handed her over to the care of
the wife of ono of the principal chlofs.
The selection was a good one, for the
woman, who was young, was known In
the trlbo as the Fawn, for her jrentle
disposition. She at once led the captive
away to her lodge, where she hado her
It down, offered her food and spoke kind
ly to her In her low, soft, Indian tongue.
Kthel could not understand her, but the
kindly tones mored her more than the
threats of tho crowd outsldo had done,
and she broke down In a torrent of tears.
The next morning an incident occurred
which, although she knew It not at the
time, entirely altered her destination nnd
prospects.
She was sitting upon the ground, when
man, who by his bearing appeared to be
the principal chief present, passed in
earnest talk with another chief. In the
latter ahe recogulzed at once one of the
wounded Indian prisoners who had re
mained at her father's homt fsr a full
week.
Tawalna," ahe said, leaping to her
feet.
He paid no attention to her call, and
she repeated it In a louder tone.
The principal chief stopped; Tawalna
did the same. Then he walked slowly
toward the captlre.
"Save me. Tawalna," ahe said, "and
send roe back again home."
Tawalna shook his head.
"Not can." he said. "Tawalna friend.
Help some time not now." And he turn
ed away again.
"Doea Tawalna know the White Bird?"
the chief asked him. "that sho slags bis
name?"
Tawalna paused and said:
'"Tawalna knows her. Her father la
the great white brare."
Tho Indian chief gars a bound of as
tonishment and pleasure.
"The white brare with the shooting
flames?"
Tawalna nodded. Ills meeting with
Kthel had been apparently accidental, but
was in reality intentional. Her actual
captor was one of the chiefs, although
not tho principal one, of the Pampas In
dians; and in the dlrlslon of the spoil,
preparations for which were going on,
there was no doubt that she would be as
signed to that tribe. He therefore went
direct to the chief of tho Pampas In
dians and asked that the white girl might
fall to bis tribe, lite chief hesitated.
"Sho Is our captire," he said. "The
people win like to see her."
The delight of the Indians, when they
found that they had the daughter of their
twice victorious enemy in their bands,
was unbounded. Vengeance is to the In
dians even more precious than plunder.
The news flew from mouth to mouth, and
triumphant whoops resounded through
out the camp; and Kthel Inside her tent
felt her blood run cold at the aarage ex
ultation which they conveyed.
She waa greatly troubled by the Ore,
for she saw that it must efface all algns
of the trail, and render the task of her
friends long and dlUIcult, and she felt
greatly depressed at what ahe looked up
on aa a certain postponement of her res
cue. She lay thinking over all this for
a long time, until the camp had subsided
Into perfect quiet. Then the skins wero
slightly lifted near her head, and she
heard a voice whisper:
"Me, Tawnlua friend. Or eat chief
come to look for girl. Two trails eyes
blinded. Tawalna make sign point way,
Ulre piece dross, that great chief may
believe."
Kthel at once understood. Sho cau
tiously tore off a narrow strip from tho
bottom of her dress, and put it under
the skin to the speakor.
"Good," ho said. "Tawalna friend.
Ethel hopo."
Greatly relieved by knowing that a
clew would be now given to her friends,
nnd overpowered by fatigue, Ethel wus
very shortly fast asleep. ,
Tho next morning she was awake
early, nud had It not been for the terrible
ultUAtlou In which she was placed she
would have been amused by tho busy stir
In the village, and by tliu little copper
colored urchins at play, or going out with
tho women to collect wood or fetch wat
er. There was nothing to prevent Kthel
from going out among them, but the
looks of scowllug hatred which they cast
at her made her draw back again Into tho
hut, after a long, auxlous look around.
It was relief nt least to have halted,
great as her danger undoubtedly was.
She felt certain now that hour by hour
her father must be approaching. He
might even now be within a few mllex.
Had it not been for tho fire, sho was
certain that ho would already have been
up, but she could not tell how long ho
might have been before ho recovered tho
trail.
Toward tho middle of the day two or
three Indians might hare been seen going
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through the vlllnge, summoning those
whose position and rank entitled them to
place at the council.
Soon they were seen approaching and
taking their seats gravely on tho ground
In front of the hut of tho principal
chief. The women, the youths and such
men as had not n yet by their fonts In
battle distinguished thcmsclve milUclcnt
ly to be summoned to the council, nsscm
bled at a short dlstauce off. Tho rmin
cil Rat In the form of a circle, the Inner
ring being formed of the elder and lead
ing men of the tribe, while the warriors
sat round them.
Struck by the hush which had suddenly
succeeded to the noise of the village,
Ethel again went to the door. She was
greatly struck by the scene, and was look
Ing woaderlngly at It, when she felt n
touch on her shoulder, and on looking
round saw the Fawn gated pityingly nt
her, and at the sauto time signing to her
to come In.
The truth at once flashed across Ethel's
mind. The council had met to decldo her
fate, and she did not doubt for a moment
what that declslou would be. Sho felt
that all hope was over, and retiring Into
the hut passed tho tlmo In prayer and
in preparation for the fearful ordeal
which was at hand.
After the council had met there was n
pause of expectation, and tho Stag then
rose.
".My brother, my heart Is very glad.
The Great Spirit has ceased to frown up
on his .children. Twice we went out, and
twice returned empty handed, while many
of our lodge were empty. The guns
which shoot without loading were too
strong for us, ami we returned sorrowful.
Last year we did not go out; tho hearts
of our braves were heavy. Till year we
said perhaps the Great Spirit will no
longer be angry with his children, and
wo went out. This time we have not re
turned empty handed. The lowing of
cattle Is In my ear, and I see many sheep.
The white men have felt the strength of
our arms; and of tho young men who
went out with me there Is not one rais
ing. Heat of all, we hare brought bsck
a captive, the daughter of the white chief
of the flying guns which load themselves.
Let me hand her over to our women;
they will know bow to make her cry;
and we will send her head to the white
chief, to show that his guns cannot reach
to the Indian country. Have I spokeu
well?"
A murmur et assent followed the
chiefs speech; and aupposlng that no
more would bo ssld upon the matter, the
Stag was about to declare the council
doted, when an Indian sitting In the In
ner circle rose.
"My brothers, I will tell you a atory.
The birds once went out to attack the
nest of .an eagle, but tho eaglo was too
strong for them; and when all had gono
he went out from his nest with his chil
dren, the young eagles, and he found tho
raven and two other birds hurt and un
able to fly, and Instead of killing them,
as they might have done, the eagles took
them up to their nest and nursed them
and tended them until they were able to
fly, nnd then sent them homo to their
other birds. So was It with Tawalna and
his two friends." And the speaker indi
cated with his arm two Indians sitting
at the outer edge of the circle. "Tawalna
fell at the fence where so many of us fell,
and in tie morning the white men took
him and gave him water and placed him
In shelter and bandaged his wound; and
the little White Bird and her slstor
brought him food and cool drinks every
day and looked pitifully at him. Hut
Tawalna said to himself; The white tai-n
are only curing Tawalna that when the
time cornea they may see Vfw an Indian
can die. Hut when he was well tbey
brought horses and put a bow and arrows
Into our hands and bade us go free. It is
only In the battle that the great whlto
chief Is terrible. He has a great heart.
The enemies he killed ho did not triumph
over. Ho laid them in n great grave.
He honored them, and planted trees with
drooping leaves at their head and at their
feet, nnd put a fence round that the
foxes might not touch their bones. Shall
the Iudion be less generous than thft
white man? Even thoe taken In lialtlo
they spans) nnd sent home. Shall wo
kill the White Hlrd captured In her nest?
My brothers will not do so. They will
send back the White Hlrd to the great
white chlof. Have I spoken well?"
This time a confused murmur ran round
the circle. Some of the younger men wero
struck with this appeal to their gener
osity, and were in favor of Tawnlna'
proposition; the elder and more ferocious
Indians wero altogether opposed to Jt.
Speaker succeeded speaker, nome urg
ing ono sldo of tho question, some the
other.
At last the Stag again rose. ".My broth
ers," ho said, "my ears hnvo hoard
strange words and my spirit Is troubled.
Tawnlua 1ms told us of tho ways of tho
whites after n battle; but the Indians'
ways aro not as tho whites' way", nud
tho Stag Is too old to learn now fashions.
He looks round, ho sees inuny lodges emp
ty, he-seen mnuy woinun who have no
husbands to hunt game, he lion the
voices of children who cry for meat. He
remembers his brothers who fell before
the flying fire and tho guns which loaded
themselves, and his eyes nre full of blood.
Tho great white chief has made many
wigwams desolate; let thero bo mourning
in the house of tho white chief, Uavo I
spoken well?"
The acclamations which followed this
speech wero so loud und general that the
party of Tawalna was silenced and the
council at once broke up, A cry of exul-
tattoa broke from the women when thsy
heard tho decision. An hour later Ethel
know that she waa condemned tu die.
GHAPTKK XVI.
In splto of their utmost effort Mr.
Hardy' party had made alower progresa
than tbey had anticipated, Many of the
horse had broken down under fatigue)
nud n they had no spare horses to re
place them as the Indian had In llkocaso
done from those they had driven off
from Mr. Mercer, tltoy wero forced to
travel far mom slowly (linn nt Ural. They
gained upon the Indians, however, n
they could tell by the position of the
camping ground for the night.
At 51 o'clock on the afternoon of the
last dny they pnssed the place their ene
my had left thnt mornlug; but although
they kept on uutll long after sunset,
many of them having led their horses all
day, they were still more than thirty
miles away from the muuntnln among
which they knew that the Indian vlllago
was situated.
None of the irnucho had ever been
there, but thoy knew Its situation and
general features by report. They had
no dlQIculty In following the trnll since
tbey had struck It. That was a night of
terrible anxiety to all. Many of the party
were already exhausted by their long day
under a burning sun. It was altogether
Impossible to reach the vllagr that night,
llefore daybreak they were on agalu on
the march all on foot and lending their
horses. In order to spare them as much
ns possible should they be required at
night. Speed was now no object. It was,
they knew, hopeless to attack la broad
dnillght, n the Indians would be more
than n match for them, and Ethel's i life
.iKTrSi- -ih2
seven miles of the gorge, nearer than
which they dared not go. lest they might
be seen by any straggling Indian.
A evening fell thry were all In the ad -
die. and were pleased to Mud that the
horses were ditldedly fresher for their
rest. They did not draw rein until the
ground became stony, and they knew trust
they must be at the mouth of the gorge,
Then they dismounted and picketed the
horses. Two of the gaurhos wero sta-
Hone.! with them as guards, ami the rest
went atealthlly forward-the rocket be-
Ing Intrusted to the care of I'rence.
It was still only 8 o clock dangerously
early for a surprise; but the hole party
were quite agreed to risk everything, a
no one could say In what position Kthel
might le placed, nud what difference an
hour might make. Their plan wa to
steal quietly up
to the first hut they
found, to gag ita Inmate and compel one
of them, under threat of Instant death,
to guide them to the hut In which Ethel
wa placed.
Suddenly Mr. Hardy wa ttartlcd by a
dark figure rising from a roek against
which be had almost stnmblvd, with the
word: "White man good. Tawalna
friend. Come to take him to child."
Then followed a few hurried questions,
and no words can express the delight and
gratitude of Mr, Ifanly and his sous, and
the Intense satisfaction of the others on
finding that Ethel wa alive and for the
present free from danger.
iierKminessto'lawalna wmie he my j
wounded at her heme had brought to her .
nl,."J r:'.cni.Mn?05 "'"'l
Her kindness to Tawalna while he lay
It was agreed now to wait for two
hours to give time for the Indians to re
tire to rest; nnd while they waited Ta
walna told them all that had happened
up to tho nrrlvil nt the village, passing,
over the last dy' proceeding by saying
briefly that EtLel bad run a great risk
or ueing put ro uenwi, nut mat a ueiay
had been obtained by her friends. Hav-'
Ing told his stery, he ssld: "Tawalna
friend to great white chief. Gavo sjgnal
with arrow; saved little White Hlrd to-'
day. Hut Tawslnn Indian not like see
Indian killed. White chief promise not
kill Indian women nnd children?"
Mr. Hardy assured the Indian that
they had no thought of killing women and
children
"If can take little Wilt- Hlrd without
waking village, not kill men?" Tawalu
asked again.
"tA .Ia MA, .... Mat... t. M .111... It
we can help It. Tawalna; but I do not see '
any chance of escaping without a light.
Our Sunn. t. .it .I-., i i-...f ami ti... in. i
dians will easily overtake ua oveu if w
get a night' stsrt," '
"Mustn't go out on plain," Tawalna
said, earnestly, "If go out on plain, nil
killed. Indian two hundred nnd fifty
brnyese-ent up white men on plain."
"I urn afraid that Is true enough, 'la-
wnlnn. though we shall prove very tough
rn.."i? 'i., ."." W. ".'.' m J.'.?.'?';
it !. ;T,r " ,D ' " I
lire wo io not
"Come back to mouth of canyon-hold 1ul trcatment s n cndlcfl., hopeless
In'iiin.". '""T 'f n''"g " ' ' ' task. Some uliuple wish or ointment
wP&XStiTJM, delighted- b often beneflcml yhen the skin la
i. .i. i... i i i ,i Li.i..- ...i.i. much inflamed or itches, but you can't
.ui,,ui, n.i.
nnfe, Tawalna go nway-not light ono
way, not light other way. When meet
ngnln, while chief not talk about tonight. '
Not great Indian know Tawnlua whlto
chief friend." ,
"lou can rely upon nil, Tnwnlnn. They
ihall never loarn from us of your share
in this nfTulr. And now I think It Is tlmo
for'iiH to lie moving forwnrd, It will bo
pnst 10 o'clock before wo nro there."
(To bo continued.)
Hnvo you so much leisure from your
own busluea that you can tnko cure
of that of other peoplo that does not
belong to you. Tereucu.
great apprehension, ho had not seen uepemi upon local reracuics lor ucrnax
how It would be possible to make good cnt relief, for the blood is i continually
their retreat on thulr tired horses in tho throwing off impuritlefl which Irritate
teeth of the Indians. "The very thliigl nnd clog' the glands and pores oi
A you ny, we can hold the gorge for n the skin, and ns long as the blood rc
month, If necessary, and sooner or later mains unhealthy, juHt so long will the
they will be slek of it nod ugree to let us eruptions last. To effectually nud pcr
retreat In quiet. Ilcslde. n week'n rest , manently cure skin troubles the blood
would et our horsun. up ngnln, und then mflt be purified and the system
wo could mnke our retreat In spile of thoroughly cleansed nnd built up, and
""" I S. S. 8., the well known blood purifier
"Ono mora thin:." Tawalna said. ad tonic, is acknowledged superior to
-V hen great chief go, little A lilto Hlrd M othcf rc,ncuic3 for this purpose. It
nnfe, Tawalna go nway-not fight ono ,a t1lw ., .,nrn,.,PWi .trletlO ve.rctn.
, v .! ii'Tlunrii in
A Bad Stomach
Lesrann tho Nfoliilticim ami mnr tho
happiness :l life.
It'a n wenk Momnrh, n stotnnclt Hint
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Among Hh symptom nrn distress
alter eating, imuwiv between inonl,
heartburn, holchlug, vomiting, llatn
lonry and norvoua hoadnchn,
Hood's Sarsaparllla
Cures n pad stomach, Indigestion und
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Accept no tmbntltuto.
Uxchang of Compliment.
Bho And what did father rny when
you naked hlniT
Ho Ho ald ho didn't want any
foot In tho family.
Sho And ho really doeiu't know
you at all I
lie Kzcopt thnt I want to murry
you. Iloiton Transcript.
A Domestic Mystery,
Hobby (walking tho Hoor at 12 a. in.)
I'd Just liko to know why thin baby
persists In lay lug awako every night?
Wlfey lleally, I can't Imagine,
I nover have any trouble In keeping
him awako In the dnytlnio, Now York
Weekly.
The Country IMItor.
A great llrltlsh statesman ha de
clared that all reform movement be
gin lu Lancashire and end In taudon.
It may likewise bo a'llrmod that tho
, , 0, ,, u primarily
' J-irdJ,rB i tha-7m,MI?i,,7i "T '
i ' U, r,ur ""ctum, the director- of
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! Orleana Times-Democrat.
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A Wonderful Actor.
' Winks TaU about stage rcallsml
toti should see Strident In "Lovo nnd
Wo,"
Jink Ho can't hold a candle to tny
fed, Mouther. Why, air, he played
tii ,eavy villain In "Woman
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Children' Favorite Dead.
Mlsa Elliabolh W. Martin, whose
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I dead. She wa a cousin of Samuel
I.. Cemcna and Col. Henry Walter
on.
Hnougb to Kill lllra.
Hobo Charley Hoy, loldy, If dat
dawg bite mo lie dies, ae?"
Lady I bollevo you; I don't oo
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,., ia A tyxKi for an od.
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Poor Child.
"I hear Jack Knndor waa hero to seo
l,,ibJr' ",d,r "wmloy.
c "Is wife replied,
I auppoiio tho flnt tiling
ho Raid
wai: 'Ho look Juat liko lit father.' "
"No, tho first thing ho wild wa
'Good Heaven!' Then he tald that."
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and tor the hut
e v e n t yfl v
year hia been
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thrt centuries,
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Joined the old
Druid branch be
fore the present
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KflnoK nonineow. a,,d , M ju0
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